BAARC is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Adoptions are available daily between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:30 pm and Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:45 pm. BAARC is closed on Sundays and Holidays.

Adoption hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 3:30 pm as well as Saturdays 10:00 am through 2:30 pm. ALL animals adopted from BAARC leave the shelter spayed/neutered and all animals, except those under 6 months of age, receive a one year rabies vaccine. In addition, cats receive a FURVC vaccine and dogs are vaccinated with a four-in-one distemper in addition to Bordetella (Kennel Cough).

ALL ADOPTIONS WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL OF YOUR COMPLETED ADOPTION APPLICATION.

Adoption hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 am. to 3:30 pm as well as Saturdays 10:00 am through 2:30 pm. Before leaving the shelter, dogs are heartworm tested and given heartworm prevention during their stay here, dewormed, altered, and vaccinated for the following: Rabies, DAPPV, K9 Influenza, and Bordetella.

Before leaving the shelter, cats are FELV tested, dewormed, altered, and vaccinated for the following: Rabies, HCP, and Bordetella.

Currently, the Shelter does not have a clinic that provides low cost rabies vaccinations or spay and neuter services on premises. However, the Town has a low cost Trap/Neuter/Return program for feral cats - contact the Shelter for details at (631) 643-9270.

Additional information about such services can be found through P.A.W.S. at (631) 539-2014.

Yes, the Town's Animal Shelter does provide low cost and humane euthanasia of pets belonging to Town residents. In general, the Shelter provides this service Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. Residents must call the morning they plan on bringing their pet in to confirm staff availability. Animals can be brought to the Shelter at those times and proof of residency is required. The shelter director may decline to euthanize an animal for humane reasons.

You may spend time with your pet immediately before and after the procedure. There is a $65 turn in fee for dogs, $35 for senior citizens and a $35 fee to turn in cats, $15 for senior citizens. All fees are cash only.

The term "No Kill" is most often associated with private shelters. Private shelters carefully screen animals before they are accepted for adoption. Any animals with medical or behavioral issues are not accepted. An owner of such an animal would need to look elsewhere for placement, usually a municipal shelter.

BAARC is a humane municipal animal shelter and accepts all stray canines found within the Town's geographic borders. All animals that are adoptable or have medical conditions that are treatable, will stay at the animal shelter until they are adopted as long as there is room. The shelters save rate is about 88% for dogs and 96% for cats. This rate is calculated on the total intake of dogs and cats regardless of age, condition or temperament.